Journal Articles
Lawler, Odette K., Allan, Hannah L., Baxter, Peter W. J., Castagnino, Romi, Tor, Marina Corella, Dann, Leah E., Hungerford, Joshua, Karmacharya, Dibesh, Lloyd, Thomas J., López-Jara, María José, Massie, Gloeta N., Novera, Junior, Rogers, Andrew M. and Kark, Salit (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic is intricately linked to biodiversity loss and ecosystem health. The Lancet Planetary Health, 5 (11), e840-e850. doi: 10.1016/s2542-5196(21)00258-8
Devitt, S. K., Baxter, P. W. J. and Hamilton, G. (2019). The ethics of biosurveillance. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 32 (5-6), 709-740. doi: 10.1007/s10806-019-09775-2
Liu, Qianying, McGrory, Clare A. and Baxter, Peter W. J. (2019). The coreset variational Bayes (CVB) algorithm for mixture analysis. Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics, 33 (2), 267-279. doi: 10.1214/17-BJPS387
Baxter, Peter W. J. and Hamilton, Grant (2018). Learning to fly: integrating spatial ecology with unmanned aerial vehicle surveys. Ecosphere, 9 (4) e02194. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.2194
Anderson, D. P., McMurtrie, P., Edge, K. -A., Baxter, P. W. J. and Byrom, A. E. (2016). Inferential and forward projection modeling to evaluate options for controlling invasive mammals on islands. Ecological Applications, 26 (8), 2548-2559. doi: 10.1002/eap.1415
Kerr, Natalie Z., Baxter, Peter W. J., Salguero-Gomez, Roberto, Wardle, Glenda M. and Buckley, Yvonne M. (2016). Prioritizing management actions for invasive populations using cost, efficacy, demography and expert opinion for 14 plant species world-wide. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53 (2), 305-316. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12592
McDonald-Madden, E., Sabbadin, R., Game, E.T., Baxter, P.W.J., Chades, I. and Possingham, H.P. (2016). Using food-web theory to conserve ecosystems. Nature Communications, 7 (1) 10245, 10245. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10245
Arnold, S., Attinger, S., Frank, F., Baxter, P., Possingham, H. and Anke Hildebrandt (2014). Ecosystem management along ephemeral rivers: trading off socio-economic water supply and vegetation conservation under flood regime uncertainty. River Research and Applications, 32 (3), 219-233. doi: 10.1002/rra.2853
Gren, Ing-Marie, Baxter, Peter, Mikusinski, Grzegorz and Possingham, Hugh (2014). Cost-effective biodiversity restoration with uncertain growth in forest habitat quality. Journal of Forest Economics, 20 (1), 77-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jfe.2013.09.003
Blicharska, Malgorzata, Baxter, Peter W. J. and Mikusinski, Grzegorz (2014). Practical implementation of species' recovery plans - Lessons from the White-backed Woodpecker Action Plan in Sweden. Ornis Fennica, 91 (2), 108-128.
Ponce-Reyes, Rocio, Nicholson, Emily, Baxter, Peter W. J., Fuller, Richard A. and Possingham, Hugh (2013). Extinction risk in cloud forest fragments under climate change and habitat loss. Diversity and Distributions, 19 (5-6), 518-529. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12064
Boyce, Mark S., Baxter, Peter W. J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2012). Managing moose harvests by the seat of your pants. Theoretical Population Biology, 82 (4), 340-347. doi: 10.1016/j.tpb.2012.03.002
Chauvenet, Alienor and Baxter, Peter (2011). Which population gets priority? Should we abandon Sumatran tiger subpopulations to save the species?. Decision Point, 54, 8-10.
Jones, Julia P. G., Collen, Ben, Atkinson, Giles, Baxter, Peter W. J., Bubb, Philip, Illian, Janine B., Katzner, Todd E., Keane, Aidan, Loh, Jonathan, McDonald-Madden, Eve, Nicholson, Emily, Pereira, Henrique M., Possingham, Hugh, Pullin, Andrew S., Rodrigues, Ana S. L., Ruiz-Gutierrez, Viviana, Sommerville, Matthew and Milner-Gulland, E. J. (2011). The why, what, and how of global biodiversity indicators beyond the 2010 target. Conservation Biology, 25 (6), 450-457. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01605.x
Probert, William J. M., Drechsler, Martin, Baxter, Peter W. J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2011). Resource allocation in two species systems: Is it worth acknowledging species interactions?. Ecological Modelling, 222 (10), 1781-1789. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.02.026
Dethmers, K. E. M. and Baxter, Peter W.J. (2011). Extinction risk analysis of exploited green turtle stocks in the Indo-Pacific. Animal Conservation, 14 (2), 140-150. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00404.x
Probert, Wjm, Hauser, CE, McDonald-Madden, E, Runge, MC, Baxter, PWJ and Possingham, HP (2011). Managing and learning with multiple models: Objectives and optimization algorithms. Biological Conservation, 144 (4), 1237-1245. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.07.031
McDonald-Madden, Eve, Baxter, Peter W.J., Fuller, Richard A., Martin, Tara G., Game, Edward T., Montambault, Jensen and Possingham, Hugh P. (2011). Should we implement monitoring or research for conservation?. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 26 (3), 108-109. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.12.005
Segan, Daniel B., Bottrill, Madeleine C., Baxter, Peter W. J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2011). Using conservation evidence to guide management. Conservation Biology, 25 (1), 200-202. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01582.x
Baxter, Peter W.J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2011). Optimizing search strategies for invasive pests: Learn before you leap. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48 (1), 86-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01893.x
Szabo, Judit K., Vesk, Peter A., Baxter, Peter W. J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2011). Paying the extinction debt: Woodland birds in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. Emu, 111 (1), 59-70. doi: 10.1071/MU09114
Szabo, Judit K., Vesk, Peter A., Baxter, Peter W. J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2010). Regional avian species declines estimated from volunteer-collected long-term data using List Length Analysis. Ecological Applications, 20 (8), 2157-2169. doi: 10.1890/09-0877.1
Mikusinski, Grzegorz, Blicharska, Malgorzata and Baxter, Peter W. J. (2010). Costs and benefits of ivory-billed woodpecker "re-discovery". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 8 (9), 460-460. doi: 10.1890/10.WB.24
McDonald-Madden, Eve, Baxter, Peter W.J., Fuller, Richard A., Martin, Tara G., Game, Edward T, Montambault, Jensen and Possingham, Hugh P. (2010). Monitoring does not always count. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 25 (10), 547-550. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.07.002
Chauvenet, Aliénor L. M., Baxter, Peter W. J., McDonald-Madden, Eve and Possingham, Hugh P. (2010). Optimal allocation of conservation effort among subpopulations of a threatened species: How important is patch quality?. Ecological Applications, 20 (3), 789-797. doi: 10.1890/08-1749.1
Possingham, Hugh, Baxter, Peter and Mikusinski, Grzegorz (2010). Real conservation targets: What have the Swedes got that we haven't?. Decision Point, 37, 2-3.
McDonald-Madden, Eve, Baxter, Peter W. J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2008). Making robust decisions for conservation with restricted money and knowledge. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45 (6), 1630-1638. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01553.x
McDonald-Madden, E., Baxter, P.W.J. and Possingham, H. (2008). Subpopulation triage: How to allocate conservation effort among populations. Conservation Biology, 22 (3), 656-665. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00918.x
Baxter, Peter W. and Getz, Wayne M. (2008). Development and parameterization of a rain- and fire-driven model for exploring elephant effects in African savannas. Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 13 (2), 221-242. doi: 10.1007/s10666-007-9091-9
Baxter, Peter W. J., Sabo, John L., Wilcox, Chris, McCarthy, Michael A. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2008). Cost-effective suppression and eradication of invasive predators. Conservation Biology, 22 (1), 89-98. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00850.x
Baxter, Peter W. J., McCarthy, Michael A., Possingham, Hugh P., Menkhorst, Peter W. and McLean, Natasha (2006). Accounting for management costs in sensitivity analyses of matrix population models. Conservation Biology, 20 (3), 893-905. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00378.x
Regan, T. J., McCarthy, M. A., Baxter, P. W. J., Panetta, F. D. and Possingham, H. P. (2006). Optimal eradication: when to stop looking for an invasive plant. Ecology Letters, 9 (7), 759-766. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00920.x
Baxter, P. W. J. and Getz, W. M. (2005). A model-framed evaluation of elephant effects on tree and fire dynamics in African savannas. Ecological Applications, 15 (4), 1331-1341. doi: 10.1890/02-5382
Conference Papers
McDonald-Madden, E., Baxter, P. W. J. and Possingham, H. P. (2011). Robust conservation decision-making. First International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis and Management (ICVRAM 2011); and Fifth International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Anaylsis (ISUMA), Hyattsville, Maryland, United States, 11-13 April 2011. Reston, VA United States: ASCE. doi: 10.1061/41170(400)115
Probert, W.J.M., McDonald-Madden, E., Hauser, C.E., Baxter, P.W.J. and Possingham, H.P. (2009). Knowledge gain or system benefit in environmental decision making?. 18 World IMACS / MODSIM Congress, Cairns, Australia, 13-17July 2009. Canberra, Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation.
Baxter, P. W. J., Wilcox, C., McCarthy, M. A. and Possingham, H. P. (2007). Optimal management of an annual weed: A stochastic dynamic programming approach. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Land, Water & Environmental Management: Integrated Systems for Sustainability, Christchurch, New Zealand, 10-13 Dec 2007. ACT, Australia: The modelling and simulation society of Australia and New Zealand Inc..
Cordwell, S. A. W., McDonald-Madden, E., Baxter, P. W. J. and Possingham, H. P. (2007). Predator management in a two-patch system. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Land, Water & Environmental Management: Integrated Systems for Sustainability, Christchurch, 10-13 Dec 2007. New Zealand: The modelling and simulation society of Australia and New Zealand Inc..
Data Collection
Baxter, Peter, Rogers, Andrew and Kark, Salit (2021). Kark Group's "Island Occurrences of Threatened Australian Species (IOTAS)" database, October 2021. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/0c62ecc